Yup, that works. In response to the rest of the discussion, the multi
dimensional array was ensured to have columns of equal length prior to
the call. Thank you for your help.

 I also think so, but still the JLS mentions the term
 »multidimensional array« as if there was such a thing:

     »A clone of a multidimensional array is shallow«

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/arrays.html

 The example program following this statement then contains:

int ia[][] = { { 1 , 2}, null };

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 There are different ways to implement a two-dimensional array.
 An array of arrays is only one possibility. Another would be a
 one-dimensional array with an index calculated from the two
 indices of the two-dimensional array. So the means to obtain
 the two dimensions depend on the way the multidimensional
 array is implemented.